Delhi: Covid positivity rate rises to 6.42% as city logs 1,011 new cases in 24 hours

Moderna has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old, a day after requesting U.S. regulators do the same.

Covid cases in the state is low, but we cannot discontinue surveillance or become less vigilant," said the state’s Covid task force member Dr Shashank Joshi. “All districts therefore should promote voluntary indoor masking, not let their testing numbers fall and conduct genome sequencing wherever necessary," he said.

Suspect in custody after man dies in his home, police say.

The dream of ever owning a home is looking bleak for a majority of Canadians shut out of the housing market, according to new polling from Ipsos.

RBI stated that India suffered among the biggest pandemic-induced losses in the world in terms of output, lives, and livelihoods, which may take years to recover. Economic activity has barely recovered to pre-COVID levels even after two years.

No decision has been taken during the NTAGI meeting on Friday regarding the vaccination of children between the age group of 5-12 years against COVID19. The meeting remained inconclusive about firming up SoP and detailed guidelines for vaccination. 

PHILADELPHIA - A ride-share driver was on the job when police say he was shot in the back Thursday night.The shooting occurred at Cobbs Creek and Delancey streets in West Philadelphia around 9:58 p.m.The 50-year-old driver was shot in the back and arm by a man he was transporting, according to police.

Sharon Osbourne is leaving to be by Ozzy Osbourne‘s side.

Robbie Anderson MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) - An Anoka County Judge has granted the request of a Maple Grove mother to exhume the body of her 19-year-old son, Robbie Anderson, whose unexplained death was the subject of a FOX 9 investigation.Robbie Anderson died on December 4, 2009, after an evening of underage drinking at a friend’s Maple Grove home.Judge John Dehen’s order on Thursday said the remains "shall be disinterred and exhumed from Forrest Hill Cemetery in Anoka, Minnesota as soon as practical."Three independent medical examiners and the Maple Grove Police Department support exhuming the body because of discrepancies and inconsistencies in the case.The original autopsy, performed by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, ruled the cause and manner of Anderson’s death as a "sudden unexplained death."In December 2019, the FOX 9 Investigators uncovered new details in the case, including inconsistent accounts from the two underage friends Robbie was drinking with that night, Paul Leclerc and Matthew Scouton.For a decade Bob and Sandy Anderson have been looking for answers as to how and why their 19-year-old son, Robbie, died during a night of drinking with friends. They may finally be closer to getting answers.The young men had been drinking in the basement of Leclerc’s parents’ home, when Paul Leclerc made a frantic and bizarre call to 911, saying Robbie was unconscious, not breathing, and they would be bringing his body to the front door.First responders arrived at a chaotic scene.  Police dashcam video showed an intoxicated Leclerc in the back of a police squad car screaming, "Oh God, Oh God, I killed Rob.  I killed him."Robbie’s mother, Sandra Anderson, has been assisted in her efforts by Sheila Potocnik, who

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4,000 calories in one sitting. The new regulation has been implemented as a way to tackle the obesity crisis – with over 60% of British adults now rated as overweight or obese.But, it has come under fire from some sectors as they worry that it may affect people with restrictive eating disorders or cause undue anxiety in diners.We spoke to a number of nutritionists and health professionals to find out whether they think the new calorie menus are a positive move, or, whether they’re unnecessary or even harmful.

India's Covid surge is an early hint of a fourth wave of pandemic, a Japanese brokerage said Friday, adding that the rising cases, however, do not pose a risk to growth in near-term.

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FILE IMAGE - Signage is displayed outside a Family Dollar Stores Inc. store in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on March 3, 2020.

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital's tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces were holding off Russia's attempted advance in the south and east, as efforts continued to secure safe passage for residents of Mariupol, which has been largely reduced to rubble in a 2-month-long siege.Russia pounded targets all over Ukraine on Thursday, including the attack on Kyiv that struck a residential high-rise and another building. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday that one body was found in the rubble of the attack.

A motorcyclist rides through pungent foam which formed in a polluted river and invaded the Los Puentes neighbourhood, in Mosquera, west of Bogota, on April 26, 2022. (Photo by JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images) MOSQUERA, Colombia - Photos from a Columbian city near Bogota show how a foul-smelling, massive layer of toxic foam is plaguing residents as it breaks apart into cloud-like fragments and drifts through the streets. The foam has drifted into yards and businesses in the city of Mosquera, located about 12 miles outside Bogota, the capital.

A Perth mental health crisis charity was awarded a cheque for £2500 to help it support young people in the area who are at risk of suicide.

Jeopardy! phenom Mattea Roach won her 18th game on Thursday.She correctly answered the Final Jeopardy! clue, and netted another $42,001 USD, bringing her total winnings to $438,183 USD.

Eric Young has done it all – a stellar wrestling career at Impact Wrestling, where he has been a two-time world champion, tag team champion and held more gold besides, the former head of the Sanity! Faction with whom he won tag championships, and host of his own show on the Animal Planet channel.It has been a challenging few years for Young, who said that despite being an optimist, wrestling in front of no fans was challenging.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star at the Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge, London, he said: “Wrestling in front of no fans is awful, awful, just awful but that’s what we did to keep the lights on."I’m a part of this fraternity, this really unique group of men and women that wrestled in front of nobody – that’s never happened, and I hope it never happens again.“I could have done without that accolade, but it is cool to say you did it, you experienced it.“If I do interviews 25 years from now – people will still be asking what was that like?“It seems so fresh right now but it’s so foreign.

Three years into the pandemic but we still do not understand the coronavirus completely, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan stressed adding that “we still don’t understand why and how the waves of this virus are coming through different populations with different periodicity in different countries." Another risk that is still unknown is its effect in the longer term, ie long Covid, she also pointed out. 

LOS ANGELES - A high-speed police chase turned into a bizarre traffic-violation spree in Los Angeles late Thursday night.SkyFOX was over downtown Los Angeles as a driver initially led authorities on a high-speed chase across parts Glendale, Pasadena and Los Angeles before officers pulled out of the pursuit.A little before 10 p.m., the California Highway Patrol took over the pursuit, chasing the dangerous driver.

‘Heartbreaking’: How long COVID is impacting children Having to stop playing sports at the start of senior high was “really upsetting”.“Sports were my life. They really helped me in school, too. They helped me de-stress, think about other things and just bring me a lot of joy — especially team sports.”And the trajectory of her academic career has changed markedly for her.“I’ve never had such a hard time with school.

NEW DELHI: ManipalCigna Health Insurance on Friday announced the launch of ManipalCigna ProHealth Prime plan that not only covers all types of hospitalization expenses but also comes cashless OPD coverage for doctor consultation, prescribed diagnostic tests and pharmacy expenses.

Another 11 people tested positive for COVID-19 in IIT Madras and with that, the total positive cases in the area are now 182, Dr J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary, informed. 

new variants of Covid, other than changes to the dominant one circulating, Omicron.

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ATLANTA - Some UPS drivers said they're worried about their safety while delivering packages. Almost 2,000 of them have signed a petition calling for more safety measures to be put in place."We've had people shot at, trucks shot up, people kidnapped," said Evette Avery who has worked for UPS for 16 years.Avery had her own had a terrifying experience several months ago while delivering packages."I had to hide behind a customer's car because guns were being pulled on another person," said Avery.After that, Avery, who is also a union steward, started a petition calling attention to safety issues drivers face."Besides dodging dogs and other things we have so many things that are out here that you don't think about when you order a package and want it delivered to your home," said Avery.Just last week, a driver on a route in Atlanta was shot at after dropping off a package."The customer thought I stole something from his package and came after me. They caught me down the street, pulled in front of me and that's when they hopped out and tried to shoot at me.

India has detected about 3, 377 cases in the last 24 hours, a jump of 450 cases from the previous day, taking the tally of active cases to 17,801, the union health ministry said on Wednesday.

Sharon Osborne has claimed that she believes her family is "cursed" following Ozzy's recent coronavirus diagnosis.The former X Factor judge told Piers Morgan of her fears in a text as she rushed to get to her husband's bedside.Sharon pulled out of her TalkTV show to fly to LA after Ozzy tested positive for the virus during the night."She sent me a text from the airport," Piers said, before reading it out to viewers.The text said: "It's just a nightmare Piers, I'm at the airport now, I feel like the Osbourne's are cursed".She was referring to the Osborne's health issues, which have been well-documented in the past, with Ozzy being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020 and Jack with multiple sclerosis in 2012.Piers read the statement that Sharon released to TalkTV on Thursday.She said: "Ozzy was only diagnosed in the middle of the night our time. I spoke to him and he's OK. I am very worried about Ozzy right now."We've gone two years without him catching Covid and it's just Ozzy's luck it would be now.""My family is my life.

Sharon Osbourne says that she feels ‘cursed’ after hearing the news that her husband Ozzy Osbourne had tested positive for Covid-19. The 69-year-old talk show star, who revealed her husband’s diagnosis in tears earlier today, shared an update with her friend Piers Morgan as she rushed back to Los Angeles. On Thursday evening, Morgan read out a text from Ms Osbourne as she opened up about enduring the ‘nightmare’.

IIT Madras. These all are part of our saturation test. There is nothing to panic about. We have not closed the institution. We are ensuring that the cluster doesn't spread to other places," Radhakrishnan said.

DEVON, Pa. - Parents of little kids have been waiting and waiting for news on a COVID vaccine. Thursday, Moderna said it is asking for authorization for its vaccine for kids under six, though there is no timetable for when that will happen."This is big news, because Moderna’s data looks great," Dr. Jennifer Coren, with Hatboro Pediatrics, said.Dr.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 14: A.J. Brown #11 of the Tennessee Titans runs the ball during a game against the New Orleans Saints at Nissan Stadium on November 14, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: Jordan Davis poses onstage after being selected 13th by the Philadelphia Eagles during round one of the 2022 NFL Draft on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles swapped picks with the Houston Texans to move up and select Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis at No. 13 in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.The 6-foot-6, 340-pound Davis has unique athleticism and speed for a massive athlete who can anchor the middle of the defensive line.

COVID-19 for the past two years.In late 2021, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder requiring immune-suppressing prescription drugs.In mid-2020, he had his gallbladder removed for a mass that turned out to be not cancerous.That surgery came less than a year after he started treatment for thyroid cancer. Alberta hospitals under ‘significant pressures’ as 6th COVID-19 wave wears on And in May 2018, he was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma.Fear of catching COVID-19 was very real for Lindsey and his family.“My family obviously has been on pins and needles because they don’t want to bring something home – they don’t want to get me sick,” the Cochrane, Alta., father said.“They don’t want to bring that into the house cause they’re like, they’ll be fine, but they don’t want me to go through any more sickness.”Reanne Booker, president of Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology and Calgary oncology and a  palliative care nurse practitioner, said COVID-19 presents a significant threat for cancer patients.“The case fatality rate in the general population is in the neighbourhood of 1 to 2 per cent.

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers calls for a foul during Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on April 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressl TORONTO - Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 22 points and 15 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 to end the first-round series Thursday night.Philadelphia will face Miami in the second round.

Today we are reporting 8,242 community cases, 480 hospitalisations and 14 deaths.

Travon Walker #DL48 of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks to reporters during the NFL Draft Combine at the Indiana Convention Center on March 4, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS - Georgia Bulldogs edge rusher Travon Walker was drafted by Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sharon Osbourne got emotional over concerns about her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s health.

A Beagle attends the American Kennel Club Presents The Nation's Most Popular Breeds Of 2015 at AKC Headquarters on February 22, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) Elizabeth Kelly said her English springer spaniel was "friendly, but she’s also kind of the queen bee." Suly Ortiz described her yellow Lab as "really calm, lazy and shy."And Rachel Kim's mixed-breed dog is "a lot of different dogs, personality wise — super independent, really affectionate with me and my husband, but pretty, pretty suspicious of other people, other dogs."That kind of enthusiasm from pet owners inspired Karlsson’s latest scientific inquiry.

LOS ANGELES - As pandemic restrictions lift across the country, more and more companies are asking their employees to return to the office. But a recent survey found that 64% of workers would rather quit their jobs than return to an office full time. The survey, published by the ADP Research Institute, a data analytics organization, found that workers have become more comfortable with their work from home environments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resistance to returning to an office full-time is more prevalent with younger workers.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House gave final approval on Thursday to a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.The bill approved by the GOP-led House on a 68-12 vote without discussion or debate now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it within days.

Chelsea Handler is opening up about the health scare that saw her cancel shows during her “Vaccinated & Horny Tour”.

CHESTER SPRINGS, Pa. - The White House proposes a massive aid package for Ukraine. President Biden is pushing Congress to approve $33 billion in aid, which would go toward keeping the Ukrainian military stocked with weapons and ammunition, as well as supplemental funding for critical security, economic and humanitarian assistance.A Chester County man, born in Ukraine, is welcoming the billions of dollars in support the President wants to provide his home country.

EMOTIONAL Sharon Osbourne today broke down in tears as she revealed she is flying to LA to be with husband Ozzy after he was struck down with Covid. The brave presenter said the 73-year-old rockstar, who has suffered with health issues including Parkinson's, was diagnosed overnight.

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - Three New Jersey police officers pulled a woman from an overturned car in the Delaware River Thursday afternoon. Officers from the Gloucester City Police Department were called to the Freedom Pier just after 1 p.m. for a water rescue, according to authorities. Police found an overturned vehicle in the Delaware River just south of the Freedom Pier.